Tag: Alpine Campus
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CMC building in Steamboat nearly ready for move-in
This article first appeared in the Steamboat Pilot & Today. By Scott Franz. Steamboat Springs — The floors still need to be waxed. The exterior still needs to be power washed. A couple of inspections loom. But after a year of construction, noise and dust, the Colorado Mountain College Alpine Campus’ new academic and student…
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February Face Shots… In July (Part 2!)
Champagne Suffocation At the height of summer, we thought we’d show a series of footage from CMC’s video library highlighting grin-inducing face shots from winter, to remind us all why that other season near our campuses is also wonderful and amazing. Today’s segment presents CMC student Ben Saheb’s “Champagne Suffocation,” shot on the famous 27-inch…
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February Face Shots….In July
Sendin’ It in Steamboat: Episode 3 At the height of summer, Steamboat blogger Dustin Eldridge has been busy editing footage of snowboarding he filmed last year. Given the heat and fires we’ve been experiencing in Colorado, we thought you all might enjoy these shiver and grin-inducing face shots from the 27-inch powder day Steamboat enjoyed…
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Road work part of construction at Colorado Mountain College in Steamboat Springs
12th Street realignment begins Monday The realignment of 12th Street in Steamboat Springs began Monday, June 11, resulting in some detours within the neighborhood. During construction, access to 12th Street is restricted to everyone but area residents. Work is to be completed by Aug. 23. Contractors working for Colorado Mountain College are realigning the street…
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Stars of Summer
Vertical Dreams – Jackie Kuusinen This article first appeared in Steamboat Magazine. By Murray Selleck. Jackie Kuusinen’s dreams come true. Her dreams are of granite and sandstone, rock faces reaching into the sky, and hanging out on tiny ledges high above horizontal ground. Her dreams are also her job. Kuusinen is a climber. A good…
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Alpine Campus New Building Sneak Peek
CMC Steamboat student Ben Saheb and other sustainability studies students received a sneak peak of Steamboat’s new building last week. The new student center is slated to open July 2012. Saheb created a fun short video of the event; check it out below! For more of Saheb’s video work, go to www.cmcben.wordpress.com.
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Panajachel, Guatemala
This article is the fifth in a series of travel entries from CMC Steamboat student Bailey Peth, who has been recounting her recent trip with CMC’s Study Abroad program to Guatemala in her blog, Bluebird Sky. The program filled up in 2012; find out information about next year’s Guatemala trip, and other study abroad opportunities,…
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Mud Season
This post was originally published in CMC Steamboat student Dustin Eldridge’s blog, Steamboat Livin’. While the locations are specific to Steamboat, we think the description of mud season and the opportunities for quiet on the ski hill it brings will resonate in most of our communities. The closing of the mountain here in Steamboat means…
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The Last One
A Yampa River Documentary Ben Saheb, a bachelor’s degree student in sustainability studies at CMC in Steamboat Springs, spent the past few months working on a documentary for The Friends of the Yampa, a river advocacy organization based in Steamboat Springs. The intent was to create a documentary that takes viewers into the heart of…
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Colorado Mountain College bachelor’s programs grow
This article first appeared in the Steamboat Today. By Scott Franz. Steamboat Springs — Tommy Untiedt plans to be one of the first students to earn a bachelor’s degree from Colorado Mountain College’s Alpine Campus in Steamboat Springs next year. Sitting in Bristol Hall on Monday during a break from his finance class, Untiedt said…